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※20210715のブログ更新

Hi everybody! 

 Here is a very common mistake and a very useful phrase for today:

I knew about it on the internet. ←これはジャパニーズイングリッシュです。

That`s because 「知った」 in English is not “knew.” It`s “found out about ~.” 「知った」と言うのは “knew” ではなく、”found out” って言います。 So 「インターネットで知った」 in Real English is…

I found out about it on the internet. ←これは Real English です。

And here is one more useful phrase:

「どうやって知ったの？」 is “How did you find out (about it)?” “Found out” は “find out” の過去形でWhere/Why/How/What/Which/When で始まる過去形の疑問文を作る時は助動詞の “did”　＋　動詞の原形を使うので “How did you find out?” って聞きます。

▼Here are some more examples:

・When did you find out? (いつ知ったの？)

・What did you find out? (何を知ったの？)

・I found out last week. (先週知ったよ。)

・I found out from you! (あなたに教えてもらったよ！)

And that`s all for today! 

♪Learning is the greatest joy♪Bob @